Giovanni Salvatore (c.1620 – c.1688) was a Neapolitan composer and organist.The New Grove dictionary of music and musicians, Volume 16 1980 p367
Salvatore was born in Castelvenere. He is thought to have studied under Giovanni Maria Sabino and Erasmo di Bartolo at the Conservatorio della Pietà dei Turchini, Naples in Naples. He was first organist for the church of Santi Severino e Sossio, then maestro di cappella at San Lorenzo Maggiore (Naples). From 1662 to 1673 he taught at the Conservatorio della Pietà dei Turchini, then moved to be maestro di cappella of the Conservatorio dei Poveri di Gesù Cristo. He died in Naples.
Works Requiem - Missa defunctorum Mass and vespers Messa della Domenica Magnificat 5 voices and two violins Polychoral motets: Audite coeli for 4 choirs Song of the three boys - Canticum trium puerorum, for 4 choirs 1657 Confitebor for 2 choirs Credidi for 4 choirs Keyboard worksCollected keyboard works 1964 84 pagesLinda Lee Sokolosky Westerburg The keyboard music of Giovanni Salvatore 1973 - 316 pages Canzoni for Four ViolsGiovanni Salvatore Due Canzoni for Four Viols 1989 32 pages Secular arias
Recordings Salvatore: Messa della Domenica. Ricercari a quattro voci. Toccate. Canzoni francesi. Fabio Bonizzoni. Schola Stirps Jesse Glossa 921501 Magnificat a 5 voci con violini. Cappella della Pietà de' Turchini dir. Florio Symphonia.
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